Deborah Potts
Impact in
- Urban Studies top 0.05%
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Anthropology top 2%
- African history and culture studies
Papers in
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- Urban and Rural Development Challenges 46
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- African studies and sociopolitical issues 19
- Migration and Labor Dynamics 4
- Co-authors
- Robert Stock (1 shared paper)Deborah Fahy Bryceson (1 shared paper)Christian M. Rogerson (1 shared paper)Gina Porter (4 shared papers)Fergus Lyon (4 shared papers)V. Kinnaird (1 shared paper)Janet Henshall Momsen (1 shared paper)Shula Marks (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Geographical Journal (6 papers)Journal of Southern African Studies (5 papers)Africa (3 papers)Urban Studies (3 papers)Environment and Urbanization (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomSlovakiaZimbabwe
In The Last Decade
Deborah Potts
65 papers receiving 1.9k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 106
- Urban Studies 1.1k
- Anthropology 262
- Sociology and Political Science 1.1k
- Soil Science 206
- Safety Research 179
Countries citing papers authored by Deborah Potts
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Co-authors
The 14 scholars most cited alongside Deborah Potts, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | 186 | |
| 2 | 2006 | 156 | |
| 3 | 1995 | 143 | |
| 4 | 2008 | 115 | |
| 5 | 2012 | 112 | |
| 6 | 2010 | 108 | |
| 7 | 2005 | 99 | |
| 8 | THE STATE AND THE INFORMAL IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN URBAN ECONOMIES: REVISITING DEBATES ON DUALISM | 2007 | 80 |
| 9 | 1990 | 79 | |
| 10 | 1997 | 76 | |
| 11 | 2017 | 67 | |
| 12 | 1998 | 61 | |
| 13 | 1985 | 60 | |
| 14 | 2000 | 59 | |
| 15 | Whatever Happened to Africa's Rapid Urbanisation? | 2012 | 55 |
| 16 | African urban economies: viability, vitality or vitiation? | 2006 | 54 |
| 17 | 2000 | 53 | |
| 18 | The Hidden Dimensions of Operation Murambatsvina in Zimbabwe | 2008 | 53 |
| 19 | 1995 | 48 | |
| 20 | 1988 | 45 |
About Deborah Potts
Deborah Potts is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Soil Science, having authored 66 papers that have together received 2.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Urban and Rural Development Challenges (46 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (19 papers), Local Economic Development and Planning (11 papers), Land Rights and Reforms (10 papers), Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (7 papers), African history and culture studies (6 papers), Legal Issues in South Africa (4 papers) and Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Urban Studies (1.1k citations), Anthropology (262 citations), Sociology and Political Science (1.1k citations), Soil Science (206 citations) and Safety Research (179 citations). Deborah Potts has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Slovakia and Zimbabwe. Frequent co-authors include Robert Stock, Deborah Fahy Bryceson, Christian M. Rogerson, Gina Porter, Fergus Lyon, V. Kinnaird, Janet Henshall Momsen, Shula Marks, T.A.S. Bowyer-Bower and Leon Bijlmakers. Their work appears in journals such as Geographical Journal, Journal of Southern African Studies, Africa, Urban Studies and Environment and Urbanization.
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